WayfarrowHancock-Greenfield Bridge
Covered bridge · Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Hancock-Greenfield Bridge is a covered bridge in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has 51 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Hillsborough County.
It was built in 1937, in the interwar years, making it the 29th oldest of the 33 in New Hampshire with a recorded construction date; it crosses Contoocook River; it is about 88 feet long (11th longest of 16 measured in New Hampshire).
Status check, 2026-11: Also called County Bridge, it was built in 1937 with a timber Teco-Pratt truss to replace an 1852 bridge damaged in the 1936 flood. It is still open to traffic, and Bridgehunter gives its total length as 87.9 ft. Hancock-Greenfield Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.9569° N, 71.9356° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Contoocook River |
| Length | 88 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.95694, -71.93556 |
Nearby places
- Richardsonghost town · Hillsborough County · 15.4 mi
- Fessendenghost town · Hillsborough County · 15.7 mi
- Sargentghost town · Hillsborough County · 16 mi
- Henniker Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 16.3 mi
- East Weareghost town · Hillsborough County · 16.4 mi
- Everettghost town · Hillsborough County · 16.6 mi
- Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Hillsborough County · 17.5 mi
- Sawyers Crossing Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 18.4 mi
- Carleton Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 18.6 mi
- Rowell's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Merrimack County · 18.8 mi
- Tirrell Hillghost town · Hillsborough County · 20.4 mi
- West Swanzey Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cheshire County · 20.8 mi
Questions
Where is Hancock-Greenfield Bridge?
Hancock-Greenfield Bridge is in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at 42.9569, -71.9356.
How many covered bridges are in Hillsborough County?
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.